TAM (Treatments and Medicines) NHS Highland
Important: Therapy notes
Important: Formulation and dosage details
Formulation:
Injection (adrenaline 1 in 100,000 (22 micrograms), articaine 88mg/2·2mL cartridge)
Local anaesthesia (Formulary)
What's new / Latest updates
24/02/22 Prilocaine hydrochloride hyperbaric solution for injection 2% (hospital use only - restricted to anaesthetists) added.
The maximum safe local anaesthesia doses are as follows:
|
Drug |
Maximum safe dose |
|
Lidocaine |
3mg/kg |
|
Lidocaine (with adrenaline/epinephrine) |
7mg/kg |
|
Bupivacaine |
2mg/kg |
|
Bupivacaine (with adrenaline/epinephrine) |
2mg/kg |
|
Levobupivacaine |
2mg/kg |
Important: Therapy notes
Local anaesthesia for insertion and post insertion of chest drain.
Important: Formulation and dosage details
Formulation:
Infusion (epidural) 250mg/250mL (0·1%) in sodium chloride 0·9%
Important: Formulation and dosage details
Formulation:
Solution for injection 0.25% 10ml ampoules
Important: Therapy notes
For spinal anaesthesia.
Important: Formulation and dosage details
Formulation:
Solution for injection (Marcain Heavy®) 0.5%
Important: Therapy notes
Important: Formulation and dosage details
Formulation:
Solution for injection 25mg/10mL, 50mg/10mL, 75mg/10mL
Important: Formulation and dosage details
Formulation:
Epidural infusion 250mg/200mL (0·125%)
Important: Formulation and dosage details
Formulation:
Infusion in sodium chloride 0·9% (250mL) unlicensed
Important: Therapy notes
Important: Formulation and dosage details
Formulation:
Solution for injection 1% (50mg/5mL, 100mg/10mL, 200mg/20mL), 2% (100mg/5mL)
Important: Therapy notes
There is a known shortage with this product. See: Medicines shortage log (NHS Highland intranet access required)
Important: Formulation and dosage details
Formulation:
Solution for injection (Xylocaine®) (lidocaine 1%, adrenaline 1 in 200,000), (lidocaine 2%, adrenaline 1 in 200,000)
Important: Therapy notes
Important: Formulation and dosage details
Formulation:
Solution for injection cartridge 3%
Important: Therapy notes
Important: Formulation and dosage details
Formulation:
Solution for injection 1% 500mg/50mL
Important: Formulation and dosage details
Formulation:
Hyperbaric solution for injection 2% (hospital use only - restricted to anaesthetists)
Dosage:
As per SMC 665/10: spinal anaesthesia.
SMC restriction: for use in spinal anaesthesia in ambulatory surgery settings such as day surgery units.